Noel Murambi | |||||
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Nationality | Kenya | ||||
Born | Nyeri, Kenya | 29 January 1989||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||
Spike | 302 cm (119 in) | ||||
Block | 297 cm (117 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Number | 1 | ||||
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Noel Murambi (born 29 January 1989) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup [1] and at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. [2]
In 2017 she was in the Kenya Pipeline team in Cairo as they contested the Women’s Africa Club Volleyball Championship. [3]
She was chosen to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]
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